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Tomato-like nightshades: Affinities, autoecology, and breeders’ opportunities

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Distinguished Economic Botanist’s address delivered 23 June 1987 at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Economic Botany, Chicago, IL.

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Rick, C.M. Tomato-like nightshades: Affinities, autoecology, and breeders’ opportunities. Econ Bot 42, 145–154 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858915

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